one-step

[wuhn-step]

noun

1. a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.

2. a piece of music for this dance.

verb (used without object)

1. to dance the one-step.

one-step

noun

1. an early 20th-century ballroom dance with long quick steps, the precursor of the foxtrot

2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Word History and Origins

Origin of one-step¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Related Words

• disco 
• samba 
• tango 
• waltz